diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 2d8b02d..3613010 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ dependencies:
 
 dev_dependencies:
   build_runner: ^2.4.13
-  commitlint_cli: ^0.7.1
+  commitlint_cli: ">=0.7.1 <0.9.0"
   dart_mappable_builder: ^4.2.3
   husky: ^0.1.7
   json_serializable: ^6.8.0